You could also try Mint DE (Debian Edition) and get closer to the source (and ditch any of that Ubuntu crap).

That may be your personal opinion, but I think you will find A LOT of people who will disagree with you!

Of all the reasons to debate Windows > Linux you chose UX. Windows UX sucks, whereas Linux can be just about anything you can image with a little effort.

Even easier if you choose XFCE during install and then add i3. You get all the benefits of a package of desktop tools pre installed and the fantastic i3 window manager to get around.

Fedora Spins could be considered out of the box. Plenty of options.

You’d better just get more turkey!

Or two notebooks, a desktop, and a server 😆

Linux Mint “Debian” edition. There, fixed it for you 😉

I was in a training course recently run by 20 year veteran of Gov cyber security (not US).

When I asked him about GrapheneOS he said it was a good option and much better than vendor android or iOS, but that he uses Chinese phones (Huawei & Honor) for his personal devices exclusively these days.

Sounds like he had a pretty high turnover though and is obviously well aware of what information is shared/leaked and I imagine his devices are as locked down as they can be.

Surprised me though.

Could be an option if you really know what you’re doing. If not you might be better with a trusted provider like Graphene OS.

I’d also recommend installing UTM on your Mac and paying string with different distros in a virtual environment.

I’d recommend Fedora KDE Plasma.

If only “greedy” was his only problem!

My wife has noticed that “Long acting” can build up in her system, leading to those jittery symptoms. Make sure you’re drinking enough water to flush things through. She’ll often change to short acting for a day or two once a fortnight to ensure she’s getting rid of it all.

This is brilliant: “automating yourself from complexity only means you add layers of somewhere else”. Need to tattoo this on my forearm!

Makes me sick

Oops. Correct 👍

Have a look at Proton and Tuta (used to be Tutanova)

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Don’t you mean the Gouda stuff? 😉

Aren’t they all?

Thanks for reminding me of this. I did see the original post but, how soon we forget.